Story Structure and "Arrival"
Movies have structure, but they aren't ABOUT structure. A lesson in story structure and intrigue brought to you by "Arrival," one of the best films of 2016.
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Video is Never Finished...
There's an old saying that "Video is never finished. It's just taken away." If you're doing a project on your own, you may have to give it away.
How to Deal with Disappointing Reviews, Part 2
If you do art, you get reviews. And if you get reviews, you are very likely to read them. Then what? How you respond to your reviews is your choice.
The Value of the Checklist (even if you're not drinking)
A production checklist can help save lives. Yours, if you're the producer of the show, for example. The key to checklists is to make them thoughtfully, and then follow them religiously.
If the Talent Looks Bad, Whose Fault is it? Yours.
There are a lot of reasons why people who shouldn't end up in front of the camera. If the talent looks bad, your video will suck.
How Viral Videos REALLY Work (p. 189)
Viral videos can be total luck or part of an intentional, well orchestrated push. What you don't want is to have neither.